Dude, I'm afraid that you have a surrender in your last two games and going somewhere with poor internet isn't a valid reason in these days of phones with data connections. If you're travelling somewhere with no internet or where there might be no internet you need to ask for a pause or find a substitute for that game.

It's real shame because that's you're only surrender in all those games. According to the rules you need play 3 more games to get in at Aspiring.

No way??? I couldn't care less about the 3 more games, but the Aspirant status is really vexing.

By the way... No idea where you live, but you've never been to Central Pennsylvania, where I was traveling at the time. In the woods, between the mountains, you'd get lucky if you get a phone signal at all (which, "in these days of phones with data connections", I obviously never expected, otherwise I would have asked for a substitute). Even the Internet land connexion would go dark for long periods of time.

Just so you know, I even talked about my issue in the shoutbox of the game in question (103602).

If we allowed lack of internet to be a valid excuse for surrendering, everyone and his dog would use it every time they surrendered. I've not been to Pennsylvania but huge swathes of where I live are outwith phone reception, I've been on many trips to the mountains and still always managed to get my moves in. I'd already read the PP from that game and it does say you knew in advance you were going somewhere with dodgy internet, so my suggestion is that you could have made better provision for the eventuality that you'd get caught short.

You're welcome to an appeal, there are only two of us but if Jon comes to a different conclusion from me, I'm happy to go with that. Unfortunately though, that process may take a little time as Jon's on paternity leave. Perhaps you could finish 2 more games and apply as Aspiring in the meantime.